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Press Secretary of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov said that the Russian Federation can use nuclear weapons only in the event of a real threat to the existence of the country. “We have a concept of national security, it is in the public domain, you can read …

The Tverskoy Court of Moscow banned the work of the social networks Facebook and Instagram in Russia for extremism, a RIA Novosti correspondent said from the meeting room. It is emphasized that the decision must be implemented immediately. The lawsuit to recognize the company Meta, which owns the services, as …

Russia has fired scores of guided missiles into Ukraine, but on Saturday it claimed for the first time that it had launched one capable of hypersonic speed in an attack on an ammunition depot in western Ukraine. The report could not be independently verified, but if true could be the first …

The country further promised to continue to provide necessary assistance to ensure the safety and well-being of Nigerian citizens in its territory. Amid the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine, the Russian government has said it will provide assistance in the evacuation of Nigerian students that were stuck in Kherson, …

A Russian oligarch has claimed he doesn’t know how to live on £2,500 a month after being hit by sanctions against the Russia-Ukraine war. Mikhail Fridman, who had a net worth of £7.5billion, was sanctioned by the European Union on February 28 and by the UK on March 15. The …

Rebels from the breakaway Luhansk People’s Republic, LPR, in Ukraine’s eastern Donbas region are now in control of government buildings in the city of Rubizhne, CNN reports. Luhansk and Donetsk are the two separatist regions backed by Russia. “We are located next to the administration of the city Rubizhne. The …

Marina Ovsyannikova says she has refused an asylum offer in France despite potentially facing further prosecution. Russia’s Channel One editor Marina Ovsyannikova says she has quit her job but refused to accept an asylum offer in France after publicly challenging the Kremlin’s narrative about the war in Ukraine on live …

On a day of shame for the EU, it emerged ten member states sold hundreds of millions of pounds of military kit to Russia between 2015 and 2020 * Paris sent bombs, rockets and explosives, as well as thermal-imaging cameras for 1,000 tanks and infra-red detectors for jets. * Berlin …

STRASBOURG, France (AP) — The Council of Europe on Wednesday expelled Russia from the continent’s foremost human rights body in an unprecedented move over Moscow’s invasion and war in Ukraine. The 47-nation organization’s committee of ministers said in statement that “the Russian Federation ceases to be a member of the …

Russian president says West aims to damage the Russian economy but insists the it could withstand the sanctions. Putin said inflation and unemployment would rise in Russia, and structural changes to the economy would be needed [File: Mikhail Klimentyev/Sputnik/Kremlin via Reuters] Russian President Vladimir Putin has said his country would …